Monday, June 16, 2014

Yes as you can tell I love this castle. Actually I love them all over there. But DRW Photography does such a great job that I can't help but love these the best.

~ OK so now for my Interview with Donna Fletcher. I have to say this is a slightly odd feeling for me. I so love this woman and her books. So to be able to do an interview is like getting the perfect gift for Christmas. I just love this lady and her books. Please take the time and check her Website out.

GIVEAWAY, scroll down and enter into Donna Fletchers contest to win The Highlander's Stolen Heart.

1.Tell us
about yourself

I’m a USA Today bestselling romance author of over 30 books,
but that’s standard info about me which is available most anywhere. Let me tell
you some different things about me. I love to write and I love romance. I’m an
avid reader just like many of you. I’m overjoyed when a favorite author of mine
has a new release and I love finding new authors. I have tons of fun haunting
secondhand shops and garage sales for books, from fiction to research books,
and items for my flea market style garden. I love to travel, take pictures, and
collect memories along the way. I’m a people-watcher. How can an author not be?
People inspire characters. A snarky response, a delightful laugh, a tearful
greeting can have a character popping into your head and taking root. I’m also
a daydreamer, another must for an author. I dream of heroes and heroines and
what ifs, and before you know it a character introduces him/herself to me and a
story is born. I also love tea; hot, cold, herbal, anything tea! And let’s not
forget wine. A nice glass of wine after a long day of writing is a reward I
give myself. As far as any romance in my life... here is where the scene fades
away and leaves it to your imagination.

2.Tell us
about your recently released book?

The Highlander’s Stolen Heart is the first book in the
Macinnes Sisters trilogy. I am having so much fun with the three Macinnes
sisters. They are each unique and yet in many ways the same. When the oldest
sister Heather is abducted on her way to meet her future husband, the other two
will not rest until they find her. The first book is about Emma, the youngest
Macinnes sister and her efforts to find Heather while trying desperately to
ignore the fact that she’s falling in love with her sister’s intended.
Arguments and sparks fly between the two, but then so does love. Emma fights to
find her sister and fights the feelings she has for her sister’s intended. And
she may just have to fight the most notorious mercenary in the Highlands to
rescue Heather.

3.When
naming your characters, do you give any thought to the actual meaning?

Sometimes I look at the meaning of a name, but mostly I
choose names that, to me, fit the character I’m writing about. In The
Highlander’s Stolen Heart, the hero’s name, Rogan, was a perfect fit. His name
has subtle strength and that’s Rogan. He’s strong in so many ways and yet he
does not have to pound his chest to demonstrate his strength. The heroine’s
name Emma evokes a sense of steadfastness and intelligence. I purposely named
the middle Macinnes sister Patience because she is anything but patient and it
allows me to do so much with her character. I chose Heather for the oldest
sister because when you see heather in full bloom covering the hills in
Scotland, its beauty steals your breath, and that’s Heather, a beauty.

4.Out of
your books, which is your favorite book, and why?

That is such a difficult question for an author to answer.
When I’m writing a book that hero is my favorite at the time. Then, of course,
there’s a book that seems to stay with you long after you’ve written it. The
Irish Devil was one and it seems readers feel the same, since I continue to
hear from them about the book. The hero and heroine, Eric and Faith, are
memorable and I think that’s what makes the book special just like Cree and Dawn
from Highlander Trilogy. That couple haunted me while I was in the middle of
writing the Warrior King series. How can anyone ignore Cree? He simply
overpowers. It was Dawn, though, who stole my heart once I met her... a woman
without a voice. It was a challenge to make sure she was heard even though she
could not speak.

5.What
book, of yours of course, would you want made into a movie and who would play
the main characters? (if youhad the
option)

This may seem strange, but I have never given that thought.
My hero and heroines are quite real to me, their images strong in my mind when
I write about them. I never think about my characters resembling any
actor/actress. Perhaps I fear that no one could ever do them justice.

6.Do you
have any tips for our readers that might dream of writing?

Read, read, and read some more in the genre you’re
interested in writing. Learn all you can about the craft of writing. Read books
or articles on the Internet on all aspects of writing. I haunted my library
when I started writing. I took out every book on writing the library had to
offer until I had read every one of them. I also amassed a collection of books
on writing. One other thing that was a tremendous help to me was joining a
critique group. I learned so much about writing and made life-long friends
along the way. Today, publishing is much different from when I started out.
It’s a brave, new publishing world. You don’t have to wait for a publishing
house to buy your book, you can put it up for sale yourself. That doesn’t mean
you shouldn’t do your homework and learn, and keep learning. So, do your
homework before you take that leap, keep writing, don’t give up, and have fun
along the way.

7.Tell us
anything you want?

It pays to dream. When I was young I gave thought to being a
writer. I would start a story and then think it was terrible and throw it away.
I dreamed about writing on and off through the years. Then one day I realized I
wasn’t getting any younger and if I ever wanted my dream to become reality I
had to do something about it. So, I started reading books on writing. I joined
New Jersey Romance Writers where I met a great bunch of women and got involved
in a critique group. It was there I met my first agent and sold my first book.
I’ve been writing and publishing for over twenty years now. So, dream and keep
dreaming, but don’t forget to take action on your dreams if you want them to
come true. Because dreams do come true! Happy dreaming!

Poem I wrote

(You can use my poems, but cannot change or alter them, they are mine and in my own words. Please keep them that way)

Once in a while you hear something

Something you never thought to hear

It gets to the bones of you

Tearing through your thoughts

Things like those don’t need to be heard

They should stay where they should be

On the back of your tongue

Never to be put forth

Those things should not be heard

They can rip your thoughts from good to not sure

They can make you feel uneven

They should be unheard they should be left behind

They should never be said 8/27/2012

Poem I Wrote

(You can use my poems, but cannot change or alter them, they are mine and in my own words. Please keep them that way)

I look into the distance I see so much, it is almost hard to take in The tree's so colorful, vibrant and warm The hills so yellow, swaying in the wind The stream runs in the middle, little splashes of water can be seen as the water falls to the bottom The sun hitting just so, that you look in awe of it

How can this beautiful sight be before me How such beauty can be seen here How can I capture it to savor I look deep and hard for I want it etched in my mind What wonders stand in front of me

Man can not take this away They cannot capture it They cannot recreate it They can only look at it and remember it

Because Mother Nature is the painter and Mother Earth is the canvas 5/23/14